GANDER, NL – Up to $542 723 in program savings from Industry Canada’s Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program will be invested in the Kittiwake Economic Development…
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OTTAWA – The federal government should open up broadcasting to market forces if it does the same for telecommunications, Cogeco Cable says.
The cableco says it welcomes the telecom…
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OTTAWA – The federal government should not heed the recommendation of the telecom policy review panel to scrap the win-back rule, says Vonage Canada.
Understandably, the VoIP pioneer wants…
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By Greg O’Brien
I REMEMBER WHEN THEN-CRTC broadcasting vice-chair Andrée Wylie told the 1999 CCTA convention in Vancouver that the Commission had no intention of trying to regulate the…
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OTTAWA – Mitel has opened an office in Atlanta, GA as headquarters of its Southeast U.S. Region.
The Ottawa-based IT company has appointed Ray Jimenez as regional director. "Establishing…
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TORONTO – For the night owl who has everything, there’s now an unlimited local call plan from Virgin Mobile for overnights.
Starting today, customers can get free local calls…
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BONN, Germany and REDMOND, WA – Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft are teaming up to deliver IPTV to consumers in Germany.
Deutsche Telekom will use Microsoft’s TV IPTV Edition software…
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TORONTO – Rogers Cable is offering a free preview to MTV, the rebranded talktv channel that debuted last night.
Until June 1, customers can watch MTV for free, on…
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CALGARY and FT. LAUDERDALE – American voice over IP provider Zingotel has filed a $1.2 million civil suit in Alberta against Shaw Communications.
Zingo, Inc. warned in January it…
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OTTAWA – Reaction to Wednesday’s report of the federal government’s telecom policy review panel was mixed, including polar opposite opinions from two incumbent phone companies.
MTS Allstream said the…
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